Healthy Weight at Home: A Pilot Weight Loss Program for Parents of Children With a Disability

University System of Maryland

Status

Completed

Conditions

Overweight and Obesity

Treatments

Behavioral: weight loss strategies

Behavioral: weight loss coaching sessions and email support

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04697225

1181

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to design, implement, and pilot a lifestyle-based, 12-week, weight loss program for parents of children with a disability. This weight loss program supports weight loss among parents. It is a first step towards a parent-only approach to promote healthier weight among children with a disability.

Enrollment

13 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Parent

age ≥18
English speaking
completion of screening and baseline data collection
BMI ≥ 25 and weight < 300lbs (weight limit due to scale limitations)
willing to lose weight through physical activity, weight tracking and decreased caloric intake
willing to make changes at home to facilitate a healthy weight
willing to complete 12 weekly weight loss video coaching sessions (20 minutes/session)
willing to use Skype, FaceTime, Zoom, or WebEx for regular intervention contact
Internet/ cellular plan that is sufficient for weekly program video conferencing
willing to use the study scale with cellular technology to report weights at baseline, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks.
willing to use the study scale with cellular technology at least weekly during the study (12 weeks)
completion of screening and baseline data collection

Child

age 8-18
has a disability
assent is required if the child is capable and willing to have height and weight taken by the parent at baseline, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks.

Exclusion criteria

parent or child: previously diagnosed eating disorder, or treatment for an eating disorder
parent: currently pregnant or plan to get pregnant in the next 6 months
parent: planned weight loss surgery or procedure in the next 6 months